⭐Excellent DealAiFly Score: 60/100Verified 11 Nov 2026 15:07 UTC

Lyon to Kinshasa with Ethiopian Airlines from €539 — 9% below the typical deal price of €594. Verified 11 Nov 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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🏷️ 9% below typical deal priceTypical deal price: €594

This deal vs. typical deal price for this route — verified 11 Nov 2026 at 15:07 UTC

Tickets from €539 both ways — checked baggage included.

✈️ Ethiopian Airlines — AFR 56/100 (full-service)

In this fare:

Checked baggage: 2 × 23 kg
Onboard meal: Hot meal
WiFi: Wi-Fi unreliable (legacy hardware)
Cabin: 31″ pitch on Boeing 787-8

📍 Routing & layovers

Outbound — Layover in Geneva (GVA): 1h
Outbound — Layover in Addis Ababa (ADD): 3h 50m (Long layover) ⚠️
Return — Layover in Addis Ababa (ADD): 4h 50m (Long layover) ⚠️
Return — Layover in Geneva (GVA): 1h

📖 Traveler Resources:
✈️ Airport Guides
📍 Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) — Terminals, Transport & Tips
📍 Kinshasa N’djili Airport (FIH) — Terminals, Transport & Tips

Available Dates

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26 Nov – 16 Dec€539✈︎ 16h 35m · 2 stops · 1h in Geneva + 3h 50m in Addis AbabaSkyscanner →
28 Nov – 14 Dec€539✈︎ 16h 35m · 2 stops · 1h in Geneva + 3h 50m in Addis AbabaSkyscanner →
1 Dec – 21 Dec€539✈︎ 16h 35m · 2 stops · 1h in Geneva + 3h 50m in Addis AbabaSkyscanner →
1 Dec – 16 Dec€539✈︎ 16h 35m · 2 stops · 1h in Geneva + 3h 50m in Addis AbabaSkyscanner →
3 Dec – 9 Dec€539✈︎ 16h 35m · 2 stops · 1h in Geneva + 3h 50m in Addis AbabaSkyscanner →

Prices verified at time of publication. Always confirm on Skyscanner before booking.

🧳 Baggage Allowance

Bag Type	Dimensions / Weight	Included
👜 Personal Item	Small bag / laptop	✅ Yes
🎒 Cabin Bag	7 kg	✅ Yes
🧳 Checked Bag	2 × 23 kg	✅ Yes

✅ Ethiopian Airlines fare includes 2 × 23 kg checked baggage.

📋 Full Ethiopian Airlines baggage allowance & fees →

🌍 About Kinshasa

Kinshasa sits on the Congo River directly across from Brazzaville — the two are the closest capital cities in the world (Vatican City aside), barely a kilometer of water apart, though you need a visa to cross. The city is the home of Congolese rumba, recognized by UNESCO in 2021, and the place to hear it live is Matonge, the dense nightlife quarter where bands and bars run late. Eat poulet à la moambe, chicken braised in red palm-nut cream sauce — the national dish of both Congos — and grilled brochettes off charcoal skewers. Come during the long dry season, May to September, when the equatorial humidity eases and rain is least likely; October to December is the heaviest wet stretch. It's hot year-round regardless.

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